Phenomenal Alex Cole

Chapter 7 - Quack Doctor

“The car is simply here to pick me up. I would have offered you some more explanations but I am running out of time. I need to go now.” Alex said pulley then he picked his small old bag and he left the Millers home.

They soon arrived at the Bourne’s family house. Alex understood why Donald was the richest man in the city. His house was fully decorated with gold, the exteriors obviously cost millions of dollars but the inheritors cost two times more.

“Doctor, you are here!” Donald’s face lit up as soon as he saw Alex. He had been waiting by the door for him to show up. 

He had told his wife to let the doctor she had brought go so that he would make their daughter cripple but she was crying begging that he stay till the divine doctor that he called arrived.

Mr Bourne was also standing by the door. Her eyes were puffy as it was obvious that she had been crying for days.

“Is this the doctor you speak of?” her eyes flashed with anger and disgust. 

“Donald, did you seriously bring a rat to come treat our daughter that we have raised with love and loads of money?” She shirked.

“Anna, you cannot speak about the sacred Divine doctor that way. Do you know how hard it was for me to locate him?”

“This is the divine doctor? Dressed like this? I get that you have been frustrated and desperate to save our daughter and I feel the same way too but I am not going to let any road side man mooch over me and lie his way into scamming me. Open your eyes Donald.”

“You saw the card that I had shown you before you went to get your own doctor. He had recognised it in one goal. Not so many people know about it and you know that! Bsides i did my finding on the woman that gave me. Her Only brother was a doctor which means he is the right person.”

“If he was a divine doctor, why would he wear old clothes like that? The famous doctor that I brought even wore designer clothes here, he had something to show for his skills.”

“You are starting to get one my nerves. Anna. Since when did material things qualify if people were good enough to do their jobs, ” 

Donald turned to Alex and lowered his head, “Please ignore my wife’s gibberish, our daughter’s illness is starting to get to her. Please come.” Donald ushered him.

He was taken into a big room and a little girl was lying in the bed, Alex went over to her and examined her. Her parents looked so anxious as their eyes followed every movement he made.

A faint smile formed on his face, “Mr Bourne, you have nothing to worry about, Your daughter is suffering from hypersomnia.”

“How could you say she is suffering from such a minor ailment?” Dr Norton walked in. He had gone to ease himself in the vsitor;s bathroom before coming.

“I knew you brought in a quack doctor.” Anna said to her husband but he sbubs her.

Dr Norton spoke again, “if the girl is truly suffering from hypersomnia then she would be awake for ten hours a day, which is common to most patients with this condition but Ms Bella has not woken up.”

With confidence, Alex spoke, “There is a reason for that, this girl has been drugged with sleeping pills.”

“What? How did you know that?” Anna yelled at him. “See what i am saying donald, the doctor you brought to come and treat my daughter is here saying that sleeping pills is the cause of her condition .”

Doanld was a man that thought with more logic than emotion so he turned to Alex to ask, “Sir, how could you tell that she has been drugged with sleeping pills.”

”Your daughter’s pulse is weak, as you saw me earlier, I checked her eyes and her pupils were dilated. Her breathing pattern is quite irregular, I am sure you must have noticed this. Her clammy skin too says a lot about her condition.”

Dr Noton was oissed when he heard allthat Alex had listed .

“This is all false, Mr Bourne, he is trying to butter you up so that he can take your money. As your wife entrusted  to me, I have prepared a proper treatment plan for your daughter and I am confident that I will be able to cure her.”

Asides from proving himself right, Dr Norton was not willing to lose his paycheck from treating Bella Bourne. Donald Bourne was willing to give the doctor that treats his daughter a lot of cash and material gifts, he was going to let anyone take that from him.

“I see that Mrs Bourne had invited you to come treat her daughter before me and you have not gotten anything done, it will be wise for you to let me do what I came to do.”

“What? I had barely examined her when you came in. Besides, I have not started administering the treatment I planned for her yet. When I do, I am sure you will regret your actions and kneel to beg me, crying that I am the greatest doctor .” Dr Nototn bragged,

He then faced Mrs Bournewho who had brought him there. “Ma’am, you know my position and how many peopleI have cured since I have started this job, give me the opportunity to treat your daughter and do not let this quack touch her.”

Anna reached out her husband with watery eyes, “I know i have been annoying all day but please let Dr Norton treat our daughter first. If the treatment turns back, we have the divine doctor. As long as he is a divine docotor kike you said,. I am sure he will be able to heal our daughter.”

Donald looked in Alex’s direction as if to receive a go ahead. Alex nodded telling him that he should follow his wife's decisions.